No member of RTÉ's executive board could have known figures published for Ryan Tubridy's pay were wrong other than former director general Dee Forbes, RTÉ's interim deputy director general has said. A spokesperson for Ms Forbes, who has resigned, said she will not be questioned by members of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) media committee due to ill health. RTÉ staff, many of whom had their pay frozen in recent years, staged protests outside their offices on Tuesday. In the statement, RTÉ's interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch said: "No member of the RTÉ executive board, other than the director general [Dee Forbes], had all the necessary information in order to understand that the publicly declared figures for Ryan Tubridy could have been wrong." He added that Ms Forbes "has not had the opportunity to respond to the details set out below and may therefore challenge or disagree with our understanding and position."

Source: Forbes June 27, 2023 22:06 UTC